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INDEPENDNECE – Iowa State Troopers from Posts 8, 9, 10, and headquarters gathered with family of the late Sgt. Jim Smith #462 on October 16 for a ceremony to dedicate

Mortvdt says Lang was taken to University of Iowa Hospitals, where he’s listed in critical condition after surgery for several gunshot wounds. Lang has been charged with one count of first degree murder and being held on a one MILLION dollar bond. The chain of events began shortly before 7:30 Friday night when a Grundy Center policeman attempted to make a traffic stop, but Mortvedt says Lang sped away, then stopped in an area southeast of Grundy Center and assaulted the officer. Mortvedt says a Hardin County deputy who arrived at that scene tried to arrest Lang, but Lang got back in his veh...

Iowa State Patrol tactical team leader killed in Grundy Center stand-off Trooper Jim Smith. A 27-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol was shot to death Friday night during an armed stand-off with a man who authorities say had assaulted a policeman earlier that evening. Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith was part of a tactical team that entered the Grundy Center home of Michael Lang at about 9 p.m. Friday. Mitch Mortvedt, Assistant Director of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, delivered a briefing on the case this afternoon. “After Sergeant Smith was shot, members of the entry ...